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+date: 2026-07-06
+author: clyne
+title: "Project Pythia Joins the NumFOCUS Community as an Affiliated Project"
+subtitle: ""
+description: We are excited to announce that Project Pythia has been accepted as a NumFOCUS Affiliated Project!
+tags: []
+---
+
+We are excited to announce that **Project Pythia has been accepted
+as a NumFOCUS Affiliated Project!** This recognition marks an important
+milestone for our community and reflects Project Pythia's growing
+impact as an open, community-driven resource for geoscience education
+and scientific Python.
+
+Becoming a [NumFOCUS Affiliated Project](https://numfocus.org/sponsored-projects/affiliated-projects) recognizes Project Pythia's
+commitment to open science, community governance, and scientific
+computing. NumFOCUS affiliation provides opportunities to engage
+with a broader network of open-source scientific projects, participate
+in community initiatives, apply for selected funding opportunities
+such as Small Development Grants and Google Summer of Code, and
+increase the visibility of Project Pythia and its contributors
+within the scientific Python ecosystem. Affiliated projects remain
+independently governed while benefiting from the collaboration and
+support of the broader NumFOCUS community.
+
+This achievement is a
+testament to the incredible work of our contributors, maintainers,
+instructors, and community members who have helped Project Pythia
+grow into a trusted resource for geoscientists around the world.
+We are grateful to everyone who has contributed tutorials, reviewed
+content, organized events, mentored new contributors, or participated
+in our community.
+
+As we look ahead, we are excited to strengthen our connections
+across the scientific Python ecosystem and continue expanding access
+to high-quality, open educational resources for Earth system science.
+We look forward to collaborating with the many outstanding projects
+in the NumFOCUS community and continuing to build an inclusive,
+sustainable future for geoscience education.